Andrei Cross
Andrei Cross (born June 2, 1984) is a Barbadian former swimmer, who specialized in the breaststroke events.[2][1] Cross represented his nation Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and in two editions of the Commonwealth Games (2002 and 2006), establishing a national record of 29.24 in the 50 m breaststroke.[3] During his swimming career, Cross was affiliated with TeamBath, the sports organization of England's University of Bath, under the tutelage of head coach Mark Skimming.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Cross |
| National team |  Barbados |
| Born | 2 June 1984 Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | TeamBath (GBR)[1] |
| Coach | Mark Skimming[1] |
Cross competed in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he cleared the FINA-B entry standard time in 1:03.64 to assure his selection to the Olympic team at the 2007 Maribor Open in Slovenia.[4] Swimming in heat three of the evening prelims, Cross held off his fast pace over Uzbekistan's Ivan Demyanenko to save the penultimate spot from the eight-swimmer field by 0.17 seconds. Cross' time of 1:04.57 was not good enough to put him through to the semifinals, finishing only in fifty-fifth place overall.[5]
References
- "Andrei Cross". Beijing 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Cross". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- "Andrei Cross in smashing form". Barbados Amateur Swimming Association. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 27. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- "Swimming: Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.